Where would you want to be on a Thursday evening despite these rough economic times? Try Reggie’s Rock Club on the near south side of Chicago, try July 2, try every first Thursday of the month, and try ladies arm wrestling on for size. Overall, the arm wrestling was amazing; it came down to the wire with a shocking win by the Cinderella favorite. Truth be told, the magic came when a young woman and an accordion caught the stage on fire.
I am taken back to July seconds showing of what may be considered some of Milwaukee’s best Indie music played live, right here in Chicago. The band is Pezzettino, a power trio consisting of a drum set, bass guitar and fronted by an amazing fishnet clad vixen rocking the accordion. Sans bass player Justin Kral due to unexpected delays, Margaret Stutt and drummer Nez exploded into the evening with a dark, Tim Burton-like, loud set of melodic and mesmerizing anthems that seemed built to set the mood for an already unruly womens roller derby filled crowd. Dissonant and profound with every push and pull on her instrument, Margaret made an awesome showing. Complemented by spot-on drumming, the band seemed unstoppable in an evening filled with hot anticipation and rivalry.
I had a chance to interview the diabolically minded accordion player from Pezzettino and was overwhelmed by here abilities. An accomplished classical pianist, she wandered around the internet for a handful of years looking for a gig as a drummer in any band that would be willing to accept. How hard could it be, right? Playing everything from the piano to the glockenspiel, she had the determination to make it in the music world. Glockenspiel, huh? More or less, it is a xylophone. In the punk realm of thinking, most refer to it as the XIFII. However, with Margaret behind it, it’s a xylophone on steroids thrust into a blender of angry badgers! She found her niche with the accordion and the rest has written itself. Its easy to see that Pezzettino is a great home for any non-conforming Indie rock goddess from the frozen North.
A self proclaimed square, she’s also a fond fan of young, raw goat cheese and made a quick suggestion to change my diet when I had no idea what it tasted like. I fell in love with the band the minute they took the stage, now I’m hooked. The quickest way to a guys heart is through his stomach. Margaret made the interview fun, easy and an experience I will not soon forget. I may not be an aspiring accordion or glockenspiel player, and I may not venture to Milwaukee too much, but I do have a soft spot in my heart for this group and this wonderful young lady.
Even though the interview was short and through slightly drunken eyes, I can honestly say, my experience with the band was nothing short of amazing. The number one spot on Margaret’s list of places to play is of course the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. Having taken my fill of PBR before, during and after my interview, I can honestly say that there would be no other place to see this band again. Of course, this time with all three band members present.
Their latest album, Lion, is available through their web site www.pezzettino.net. Their newest album, Lamb is due for release next year. If you do not have the opportunity to see this amazing spectacle live, you can peruse some of their work on youtube by typing in: pezzettino music. For those who are not already a fan, be prepared to be swept up into a Bjork-like accordion blasting musical whimsy full of loud, proud and often dark laments of love lost and feelings hurt. All complimented by anthems speaking of shoving back the cold mar sandwiches fed by an all too often cold, dark heart.
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